Mental health and substance use covers the care and support people need for emotional, psychological, and addiction problems. It includes treatment, emergency help, insurance coverage, and the public policies around drugs and alcohol. Federal and state health agencies, insurers, treatment providers, courts, and communities all take part.
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Watching a loved one struggle with opioid addiction is a uniquely painful and terrifying experience. The fear of overdose, the frustration of broken promises, and the…
America faces a public health emergency of unprecedented scale: the opioid overdose crisis. While synthetic opioids like fentanyl are often the immediate agents of death, an…
The numbers are staggering. In 2022, the United States reported 81,806 opioid-involved overdose deaths, the highest number in any previous year. These fatalities represent lives lost…
When families face opioid addiction, one question dominates: "Will insurance cover treatment?" The answer lies in a federal law designed to ensure mental health and addiction…
Mental Health Services covers counseling and treatment, Substance Use Disorder Treatment covers care for addiction, and Crisis Services and Suicide Prevention covers urgent help for people in danger.
Insurance Coverage for Mental Health covers how plans and public programs pay for mental health and addiction care.
Learn how drug courts combine treatment and supervision, who can enter, what sanctions and graduation mean, and the legal terms to check before joining.
The United States faces an unprecedented overdose crisis. This has led to interventions ranging from established Syringe Service Programs (SSPs) to controversial Overdose Prevention…
In a drug overdose emergency, one phone call can mean the difference between life and death. But for decades, fear of arrest stopped people…
An animal tranquilizer never intended for people has infiltrated the U.S. illicit drug supply, creating a new dimension to the nation's overdose crisis. The…
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid of extraordinary potency, stands at the center of an unprecedented public health crisis in the United States. Originally developed for…
The opioid crisis is one of the most devastating public health emergencies in American history. Since 1999, over 645,000 people in the United States…
In the fall of 2018, as the United States grappled with an opioid crisis claiming tens of thousands of lives annually, Congress passed legislation…
Since the opioid crisis was declared a national public health emergency in October 2017, Congress has allocated tens of billions of dollars to combat…
In December 1995, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made a decision that would trigger decades of addiction, overdose, and death across America. The…
The United States opioid crisis was officially declared a Public Health Emergency in 2017, but its roots stretch back to the late 1990s. This…
